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Kadai-Paneer

Kadai Paneer

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author BINDU

Ingredients

Kadai Paneer Recipe

  • 200 grams paneer/cottage cheese
  • 1 diced capsicum
  • 2 medium-sized diced onions
  • 2 tomatoes pureed
  • salt to taste
  • 10 cashew nuts
  • 25 grams butter
  • 1 cup yogurt or cream
  • 1/4 cup Coriander Leaves
  • 3 sprigs fresh mint leaves
  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 cup water

For Kadai Paneer Masala

  • 2 tsp Coriander Seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 4 cloves
  • 1/2 tsp  peppercorns
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 pods cardamom

Instructions

Preparing Masala for Kadai Paneer

  1. Heat a pan and add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, cardamom and fennel seeds, and dry roast until you get a nice flavor of the spices.
  2. put them in a spice blender and make into a coarse powder
  3. cover the masala until you use it to keep the flavors.

Cooking Kadai Paneer

  1. heat a Kadai, add butter and fry cashew nuts and take them out.
  2. add onions, green bell peppers, salt and sauté till they become soft.
  3. when they become soft, add ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw flavor is gone.
  4. next, add Kadai paneer masala and mix well.
  5. add tomato purée stir it for a while, add water.
  6. add garam masala and cook until the gravy thickens.
  7. add freshly chopped mint leaves, coriander leaves and turn off the heat.